From July through December of 2018, there were 18 homes sold, with a median sale price of $82,500 - a 11.5% increase over the $74,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 15 homes sold in New Athens in the second half of 2017.
The median sales tax in New Athens for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $2,338, approximately 2.8% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2018.
The following table compares New Athens to other St. Clair County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2018:
| City | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Heights | 168 | 176 | -4.5% | $123,500 | $115,750 | 6.7% |
| Lebanon | 51 | 35 | 45.7% | $110,000 | $113,000 | -2.7% |
| St. Libory | 2 | 4 | -50% | $107,750 | $109,750 | -1.8% |
| Belleville | 580 | 594 | -2.4% | $94,000 | $88,750 | 5.9% |
| Collinsville | 33 | 38 | -13.2% | $86,500 | $113,000 | -23.5% |
| New Athens | 18 | 15 | 20% | $82,500 | $74,000 | 11.5% |
| Caseyville | 62 | 57 | 8.8% | $81,250 | $68,500 | 18.6% |
| Dupo | 45 | 33 | 36.4% | $80,000 | $55,000 | 45.5% |
| Lenzburg | 1 | 6 | -83.3% | $68,000 | $49,250 | 38.1% |
| North Dupo | 1 | 2 | -50% | $60,000 | $64,000 | -6.3% |
| Crest Hill | 6 | 6 | 0% | $55,450 | $60,750 | -8.7% |
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